Losing Loved Ones, Keeping Faith

Mortification of Spin

Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals

Religion & Spirituality

4.4 • 879 Ratings

🗓️ 18 March 2015

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

Today a motion, only the second of its kind in history, is made on the Spin; one that is, as Todd so eloquently puts it: "...so Presbyterian." Joining the Crew for such an honor is Nancy Guthrie. An author, teacher, and speaker, Nancy joins the team to talk about bereavement. Having lost two children, she understands the shadow that grief and tragedy can cast on one's faith. Is God as sovereign over the days of healthy children who will know a "full" life as he is over the one born with a rare syndrome who dies "before his time?" Has God been absent and uncaring? Listen to Nancy's responses, which offer powerful theological truths any Christian can cling to in times of suffering and loss. If you have enjoyed today's conversation you will appreciate The Cross and Suffering by Ligion Duncan as a free audio download from The Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals. You can also find this free gift on Reformed Resources.You can also find additional resources from Nancie Gutherie with the following ministries:Respite RetreatSeeing Jesus in the Old TestamentGrief Share

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0:00.0	Welcome to Mortification of Spin, a casual conversation about things that count with Carl Truman,
0:23.3	Todd Pruitt and Amy Bird. Mortification of Spin is a weekly podcast from the Alliance of Confessing
0:29.3	Evangelicals.
0:30.9	Bereavement, a touchy subject that too few dare talk about, even sometimes especially within
0:36.3	the walls of the church. Today's guest,
0:39.2	Nancy Guthrie, shares some of her thoughts on the Christian's response to suffering and grief.
0:44.2	Keep listening after the conversation to find out how you can download a free audio message from
0:48.8	the Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals.
0:56.9	Well, welcome to the mortification of Spin.
0:59.8	Today we are privileged to have a special guest whose identity will be revealed in just a moment,
1:05.1	but I want to take your minds back to an event of roughly 12 months ago when regular listeners will remember that we conferred a singular great honour upon Mrs.
1:17.1	Amy Bird when she joined the show and we actually elected her as an honorary guy.
1:22.8	Well, only for the second time in recorded history.
1:26.1	Are we going to do that today? We delighted to be
1:30.6	welcoming to the program, the well-known writer, Nancy Guthrie. And before we interview her,
1:40.1	we are going to call this meeting to order and elect Nancy as only the second honorary guy in history.
1:49.0	Now, there have been objections to us doing this.
1:52.0	It emerged as we were going through the very rigorous investigative process.
1:56.0	It has emerged that Nancy is T-total, which is something of a black mark when it comes to the election
2:03.8	process. But then it was pointed out to me that Amy Bird's favorite drink is Miller genuine
2:09.2	draft. That is the equivalent to being T-Total, and therefore we've already set the precedent.
2:15.0	So I'll call the meeting to order and ask for the appropriate motion.
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